Life In Death

this morning i felt
a part of me fast dying
as another part of me
quickly breathed life...

i searched for my body
all around, in vain

only the breathe, audible
in the moving glass chamber

i nurse life as well death
between each
inhalation and exhalation

29oct2009
20.28hrs

poem by Indira Babbellapati
Submitted by Poetry Lover
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